Donna Clark promoted to American Traffic Safety Services Association vice president, member services FREDERICKSBURG, VA. — Donna Clark, a project management professional, was promoted to the American Traffic Safety Services Association’s vice president of member services position after serving as … Continue reading →
“We actually know that our crumbling pipelines, roads and bridges are ticking time bombs. That is why President Obama and Congressional Democrats have pushed to fund jobs that repair our roads, runways, and railways — we can’t have first rate … Continue reading →
The grass is perennially greener on the other side of the fence, so it’s little wonder that much thought — and even more indignation — has arisen regarding who has it better: employees of state and local governments, or those … Continue reading →
A favorite quote of Joseph Clark, fleet management director for the city of Durham, N.C., is from the French poet Antoine de Saint-Exupery: “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” With the city’s blessing, Clark puts that motivating … Continue reading →
Two public-private partnerships in the Midwest have addressed a local fire department’s concern as well as a cultural component of one firehouse neighborhood. Joliet, Ill., is home to NASCAR-themed Fire Station No. 3, said to be one of few like … Continue reading →
On the surface, it appears to be routine. A family member panics as their loved one struggles to breathe or slips into a state of unconsciousness. He or she does the first thing that comes to mind in an emergency … Continue reading →
The relationship between Avon, Ohio, and some super-sticky tape is one that just won’t let go. The city has knighted itself with one of the nation’s most down-to-earth acclamations of purported global fame: “The Duck Tape Capital of the World.” … Continue reading →
Walter William Law, 1837–1924, a 23-year-old carpet dealer from Kidderminster, England, arrived in New York with a dream, a sense of adventure and enough money to last him two weeks. By the end of his 64-year stay in America, he … Continue reading →
Dubuque Green Alley Project mitigates flooding, improves water quality Between 1999 and 2011, six presidential disaster declarations were issued for Dubuque County, Iowa, due to increased episodes of flash flooding in the area. With damage estimates nearing $70 million over … Continue reading →
Franklin, Tenn., experienced phenomenal population growth 25 years ago. The city doubled in size from 1990 to 2000, and grew half again as large over the next 10 years. Between 1990 and 2010, it tripled its population from 20,000 to … Continue reading →
Sustainable, beautiful, educational, and properly managing rainwater events. These are some of the elements that go into artful stormwater management design — or artful rainwater design, as the co-authors of “Artful Rainwater Design” would prefer it be called. Eliza Pennypacker, … Continue reading →
